A personal request as to those who carry...

This is a discussion on A personal request as to those who carry... within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by varob
As I was reading through these post it brought up some memories of the battle scars I used to see at ...

As I was reading through these post it brought up some memories of the battle scars I used to see at a public range I use to belong to. It seemed like every week there was a new hole or blast mark where some kind of careless act took place.

Scary

Funny you say that, I think it was the late 90s, the Covington Police dept. of Ky. replaced the lighting in their indoor range. I got to take several of the spot lights home for my use. I wish I could have used more of them, except they were full of holes. Bullet holes.

My wife has the same problem with not being able to close only one eye.

In a real life situation, do you really want to close one eye, and loose that field of view? I have found that with practice, point shooting with both eyes open can be well within combat accuracies at close ranges.

For now, when target shooting, I just tape over her non-dominant eyepiece, and she does quite well. Her point shooting needs some work, but she has a CTC laser grip on her 642 to help out until she gets the hang of it.

It is scary that there are people without the necessary shooting skills, legal background, or emotional control who carry firearms. This includes both good guys and bad ones. I have found the firearms teaching and educational system to be both welcoming and accommodating. I wish more people took advantage of it.

Thank you Janq for attempting to show this gentleman the light. He is the one who must take the next step.

I was not and did not suggest shooting with one eye closed as a method.
Although if he/we had been for example practicing bullseye type shooting, and actually handling a gun to shoot, then in such case closing an eye would be an appropriate suggestion as per norm for that sport. Which was not the case here.

Performance requirements?

TN has preformance requirements. 50 rounds at 3, 7, and 15 yards. My understanding is that noone fails. In my class an elderly lady, new to shooting, had a new dao revolver, Was failing. The instructor had her rent a sa/do auto to pass the class.

I'm not in favor of the performance requirement! If this women needs her gun it's likely to be point blank range.

I wish the class had spent more time on how NOT to carry a gun. I fear standing line at wallmart and someone fumbling around in a purse with a dao no manual safety in that purse. Or a Plaxico Buris (sp?) situation.